Welcome to my home studio: Orangetheory Fitness of Greenville. This is truly a place that changes you. I have NEVER enjoyed the daily grind of going to the gym. I always had to talk myself into going and then my monthly membership would just sit there unused. Orangetheory is different. This is a place I WANT to go!! I am excited to watch as my friends and co-workers are beginning their OTF journey with me! Remember, if you want to try it out, EVERYONE gets a FREE first class! I promise you will be hooked! They don't pay me to say this!!! I know that I gush all the time about OTF, but once you see it in person, you will see why! As promised, here is my OTF studio tour. I took these pictures after my class this past Saturday.

Treadmills

Welcome to your treadmill block! The treadmills are like nothing else you have ever tried! They have a certain bounce to them which is easy on your knees and back. They respond super quick so you don’t have to wait long when you change the speed or incline. I didn’t get a picture of the treadmill “monitor” but it has a cheat sheet that you can use and it tells you what speed and inclines you should use if you are a “Power Walker, Jogger, or Runner”. Those are the three classifications they use so that EVERYONE can do the workout AND feel challenged. Afterall, what doesn’t challenge you doesn’t change you, am I right? Expect to be on the treadmills for about 25 minutes and know that this is where you are going to earn most of your highly coveted SPLAT points! While you run you have a mirror in front of you so that you can watch your awesome self kick ass! Above the mirror there are all kinds of inspirational quotes that you can look at when you are feeling like you can’t make it! You will also see large monitors that are connected to your heart rate monitor and you can track your heart rate, calories burned, and splat points. I also like how at the bottom of the screen there is a place where you can see the class total for splat points and calories burned. Most of my classes average over 18,000 calories as a class!

If you are unable to run, they have the option of using a bike or a strider (it’s sort of like a small elliptical machine) This way everyone can workout even if you have bad knees or are dealing with an injury.

Water Rowers

This is my favorite place to start. While one group is on the treadmills, another group is on the water rowers, or as the trainers call them, “your boat!” Allow me to quote the trainers: “Rowing is a leg driven exercise. 60% of your power comes from your legs, 20% core, 20% arms. Push back for one count, bring it back for two counts. One count of POWER, two counts of patience!” I’m actually starting to get little calluses on my hands from the rower (smile!) What is great about the water rowers is that it is a zero impact exercise and it works your WHOLE body! You are actually moving water when you pull back on the handle. I sometimes get mesmerized by the water spinning round and round. It takes away from the fact that I am feeling out of breath! Once you finish warming up on the rower, you are likely headed to the floor. That is the magical place where you build your muscles! Let’s check it out!!

Floor

A lot goes on here at the floor. There is a lot of equipment but you don't use everything every day. The TRX straps are used for a lot of different exercises. Everything from jumping lunges to modified pull ups, the TRX straps can do it all! I also like that everyone gets their own set of weights. But listen up! There is something important about the weight rack!! If you are on an ODD number station, your weights will be as follows: 8, 10, 15, 25. If you are on an EVEN number station, your weights are 8, 10, 12, 20. If you need heavier weights there are some in the common rack that can be used. Depending on if it is an endurance day or strength day, I personally choose station 7 or 8. In my studio both of those stations (along with 2 others that I don’t use) only have someone working on one side of you, so there is a little more space to work. Besides that you will have an ab dolly and stretchy bands at your station. I have seen the BOSUs too, but we haven’t used them just yet. I assume those will come out before we know it!

Monitors

During your workout you can keep an eye on the monitor to see your heart rate, calorie burn, and splat points. Try not to get overly obsessed with what it says, because everyday is different. The amount of sleep you get, food you eat, water you drank, caffeine you drank, AND the workout of the day (among other things) can change your numbers on the board. At the end of the class the monitor will show everyone’s workout summary. You also get an email with your workout stats which is connected to the OTF app. I dont have a picture of the monitors when the workout is going on, because I'm not the kind of person that brings their phone onto their treadmill! This our is MY hour. If someone needs me, they can call the front desk!

High five a neighbor and you’re done for the day! An hour is 4% of your day, and at OTF it goes by quick! If you have questions, reach out to me! I love to talk to people about OTF! I don’t have all the answers, as I am just a member, but there is a good chance I know the answer because I have done so much research on the company and what they are all about. So what are you waiting for? Come join me at OTF!!!